Scholarly journals are concerned with academic study and contain research. They often use a process of peer review prior to publishing an article, whereby other scholars in the authors field or specialty critically assess a draft of the article. These journals are peer-reviewed or refereed. Articles in scholarly or peer-reviewed journals cite their sources in footnotes or bibliographies.
Many online databases, let you search for articles that are only published in peer-reviewed or scholarly journals.
Popular magazines are written for the general public and reflect their tastes and intelligence-level. Magazines can contain substantive news, articles concerning current events, or other topics of general interest.
Journals vs. Magazines
Instructors often make assignments that require the use of articles from scholarly or professional trade journals. The terms peer-reviewed, refereed, academic, or research are also used. This handout provides general guidance in recognizing the difference between scholarly journal articles and popular magazine articles.
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
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Examples of academic journals include:The Journal of Asian Studies, Arkansas Nursing News, Hemingway Review,JAMA |
POPULAR MAGAZINES
Examples of popular magazines include: Time, People, Psychology Today, Newsweek, Womans Day,The New Yorker, Forbes, Popular Mechanics |
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